DHS: If You Think You’re Not on their Radar, You May Want to Pay Attention to This 67 Year old retiree feels DHS wrath for complaining to a DHS lawyer

Michael Sellers writes one of the best Substack columns; I count on him for careful analysis of current events. This one is chilling:

End Trump's militarized occupation in Minnesota! Minnesota is the Trump administration’s testing ground to see how far he can abuse his power and authority against the American people. That is why we need every person—in Minnesota and across the cou...

ICE= state sponsored terrorism. Will you join me by taking action on this campaign?

You shouldn’t be charged more based on who you are ACTION: Let's ban surveillance pricing!

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Epilobium canum, California Fuschia

Salvia clevelandii, Cleveland sage

Tecoma stans, Yellow Bells

Conoclinium greggii, Blue Mist Flower

Natives blooming in my Arizona butterfly garden this week:

Good news from Joyce Vance (a national treasure).
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Petroglyphs

Landscapes in the Dragoon Mountains (Arizona).

Arizona poppy

Jewels of Opar

Probably Spreading Sida

Probably Trans-Pecos Thimblehead

Wildflowers in the Dragoon Mountains

Urosaurus ornatus, Ornate Tree Lizard

Sisippus californicus with offspring

Recently deceased Conepatus leuconotus, American Hog-nosed Skunk

Efferia sp., a hammertail robberfly

Critters from Aravaipa Canyon in mid-August

Lythrum californicum, California Loosestrife

Lobelia cardinalis, Cardinal Flower

Flowers from Aravaipa Canyon in mid-August.

Great Blue Heron, sunset at Historic Canoa Ranch Park.

Tell Costco: Don't Cave to Extremists—Dispense Mifepristone Now! Costco has announced that its pharmacies will NOT dispense mifepristone—a safe, FDA-approved abortion pill used in the majority of abortions nationwide. This dangerous decision is a concession to anti...

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No federal militarized takeover of our nation's capital! The American military should not be used against the American people—period. Trump’s takeover of D.C. puts every single one of us in harm's way. Add your name to the petition to protect our communitie...

The American military should not be used against the American people—period. Trump’s takeover of D.C. puts every single one of us in harm's way. Add your name to the petition to protect our communities NOW! sign.moveon.org/petitions/dc...

Lots of nectar-feeding bats (lesser long nosed bats, or Leptonycteris yerbabuenae) at our hummingbird feeders at night.
#Leptonycteris #bats #nectivorous #wildlife #nocturnal

In SE Arizona we just finished a whole week of 110F highs with 90F nights. Whew, am I glad it’s finally gone down to highs of 100!

36 Hours in Donald Trump’s America A travelogue of corruption

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Monsoon season skies in southern Arizona.

Beautifully posed great blue heron

Blue grosbeak

Yellow-breasted chat

Pair of vermillion flycatchers.

Summer birds at Historic Canoa Ranch.

Male desert spiny lizard in full regalia, putting on a great show!

Habba the Nutt The U.S. Attorney Pick that New Jersey's Judges Had to Reject

Habba the Nutt
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Digital Corruption Takes Over DC Time to call crypto what it is: A criminal enterprise

Paul Krugman’s Substack column today confirms what I’ve always guessed about crypto:
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April 28, 2025 There has been a change afoot in the Democratic Party for a while now as its leaders shift from trying to find common ground with Republicans to standing firmly against MAGAs and articulating their ow...

Bravo to Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker! If you haven’t already heard about his speech yesterday, check out Heather Cox Richardson’s report on it. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

No Taxpayer Funds for CECOT—the Salvadoran Megaprison Our taxpayer dollars should not be spent funding human rights abuses, period. Add your name to demand Congress immediately STOP funding for CECOT and demand an independent investigation into the megap...

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Rescue of a great horned owl chick that fell out of the nest. I’m so glad we got it back in the nest when we did, as two coyotes were headed that way just as we were leaving the area.

Tell Trump and the GOP: Do NOT Defund our Libraries and Museums An executive order issued by the Trump administration on Friday night, March 14, calls for the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the nation’s only federal agency for America...

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Legal Ethics Nerds Weigh In Last Friday, with little fanfare, the heavyweights of the legal ethics world weighed in.

Legal Ethics Nerds Weigh In
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Fighting Back: A Citizen’s Guide to Resistance Ordinary people have more power than they know.

Many thanks to our former U.S. Congressman from Oregon, for sending a link to this amazing publication by The New Republic. I highly recommend it! newrepublic.com/article/1931...

A sweet little mining bee that befriended me last week. I interacted with it, enjoyed its presence, offered it a sweet drink and let it go on its way.

Trump-Putin Call: Three Takeaways from Watching Putin Use His KGB Case Officer Skills on Trump A CIA Case Officer's Take on Putin's Manipulation of Trump

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The Clean Little Secret of Social Security It’s a pretty good program, and we can afford it

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Why Musk and Trump Gutted the CFPB YouTube video by Robert Reich

Since 2011, the CFPB has returned over $20 billion to victims of financial fraud.

For every $1 in funding for the CFPB, more than $4 has been placed back in consumers’ pockets.

Elon Musk doesn't want you to know that it's one of the most efficient government agencies we have.